The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-11-05
Low PRICES.
Let the Farmers Read Carefully
written for The democratic ADVOCATED

Written for the Democratic Advocated
To the inquiry, what is the cause of low
prices, the answer comes, lover produc
tion.n
Now, it requires no great penetration to
discover that this answer has no foundation
in fact.
/ 1t is but rational to suppose that if there be
superabundance Of the staples Of consump-
ton and consequent low prices, that bread
would be in the reach of all. But while this
is claimed to be the case, statistics show that
at this time there are zoe, 100000 of the in
habitants Of the earth at the point of starva.
ton and twice that number living in want and
privation.
Even in this country, "a land flowing with
milk and honey we have the same percent
age of suffering and sorrow. Now, If the
wants of this vast multitude were supplied,
where would be our tower production.
While we believe that if each had his own,
there ever has been enough for all, we as
firmly believe there never has been an over
production since the fat went forth, I'm the
sweat of thy face shalt man eat bread.
The fact that staples may remain upon the
market unsold, is no proof that the demand
has been supplied, but rather that the con-
sumner has not the means wherewith to buy
even at low prices.
I
| try there is at least supply of the staples and
vet so fearful an amount of suffering and pri-
\ yatioil. il must be admitted that this deplor-
| able state of affairs is attributable in great
measure to erroneous legislation during a
period of twenty years or more, prior to the
present administration.
ANY legislation that is not based upon the
old Jeffersonian doctrine of the greatest good
to the greatest number is not based upon the
fundamental principles of republican form
of government. Among many other Repub-
lican blunders, we may mention too hasty
contraction of the currency, which had the
effect to paralize every industrial operation o.
the country and bring agricultural products
down to their present low prices.
We defy any man to establish any othel
substantial reason for our present depressed
state of affairs.
Now the history of the world will show us
that low prices and ''hard times go hand in
hand. When agricultural products are low,
| labor is without employment, and when the
laboring man, with heavy heart, heelless
boots, crownless hat and threadless signal Of
distress floating at half mast on the north
side,'; is forced by stern necessity and the
cry of hungry children, to leave home in
search of employment he is denounced as a
tramp and subject to arrest and punishment
| anu YET int idDOIluS nlAu Aho NV OhJ hiAT
self and family to support, but to bear the
burden of the expense of the government. In
addition to this, society is pestered with a
| class too worthless to earn their bread by the
| sweat of their own brow, who contrive by a
! system of cool calculating intrigue to live at
the expense of labor. Personal observation
and sad experience warrent this assertion.
! Now, while we do not claim to be either
partizan or politician, we do claim to be a
free thinker, and as such we will say that
it is our firm conviction that the only redress
for these wrongs and hope for the future lies
in Democratic supremacy. 1t is therefore to
be earnestly hoped that no Democrat, how.
ever strong his temperance or prohibition
proclivities, will attempt to vote any other
than the full Democratic ticket.
This Prohibition ticket is composed of Re-
publicans, and it is now ascertained that this
Prohibition movement is but Il ruse of that
party to beguile a few Democrats, while they
themselves intend to vote the regular Repnb-
lican ticket being well aware that they have
no hope except in strategy. BERREr.